ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF GORDEN EDEN IS NOW TALKING TO THE LOCAL PRESS ABOUT THE CASE AGAINST TWO OF HIS OFFICERS. BUT HE’S MERELY EXPLAINING WHY HE CAN’T ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CASE INVOLVING ALLEGED USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE.
HE SAYS THE MATTER IS OUT OF APD HANDS AND BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE U-S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE FBI. HE TELLS 770 KKOB THOSE AGENCIES ARE NOW THE FACT-FINDERS IN THE CASE AND APD HAS BEEN ASKED NOT TO SPEAK PUBLICLY ON THE INVESTIGATION. EDEN POINTS OUT THAT HE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE REQUEST AS HE WAS ONCE A U-S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE EMPLOYEE.
EDEN SAYS THAT MEANS HE CAN’T EVEN CONFIRM THE MARCH 20TH DATE OF THE ALLEGED OFFENSE, NOT THE MENTION THE OFFICERS’ NAMES OR THE NATURE OF THE ABUSE.
EDEN TOLD THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL ANOTHER REASON FOR NOT MAKING DETAILS OF THE INVESTIGATION PUBLIC IS TO PROTECT THE APD EMPLOYEE WHO BROUGHT THE ALLEGED INCIDENT TO THEIR ATTENTION.
